Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 47 | 83 | 74 | 38 | 43 | 59 | 67 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM3.75m | 8:52PM4.21m | 9:08AM3.98m | 9:23PM4.45m | 9:41AM4.17m | 9:56PM4.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:01AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | 74 | 38 | 43 | — | 67 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 34 | 47 | 83 | — | 9 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 280 | 189 | 189 | 279 | 273 | 191 | 303 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 252 | 307 | 103 | 307 | 120 | 319 | 3 | 619 | 120 |
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